18 books like Charlie Bone and the Red Knight

What to read after Charlie Bone and the Red Knight — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Half Moon Investigations Eoin Colfer · 2006 · ★ 3.8 · 311p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Fletcher Moon has never been like other kids. For one thing, he has had to suffer the humiliating nickname "Half Moon" because of his short stature. But the real reason Fletcher is different is that ever since he was a baby, he's had a nose for sniffing out mysteries. And after graduating at the top of his Internet class, he is officially certified as the youngest detective in the world. Shares: Children's fiction

Witch Week Diana Wynne Jones · 1982 · ★ 3.9 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to happen and an Inquisitor is summoned. Shares: Accelerated Reader, Private schools, Boarding schools, Schools

Midnight for Charlie Bone Jenny Nimmo · 2002 · ★ 4.1 · 347p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Charlie Bone is an ordinary boy until he became endowed. People who are endowed are descended from the Red King, a king full of magic, and had ten children. So when Charlie was discovered endowed, he was sent to Bloors Academy, which, in my opinion is miserable. As Charlie heads off to Bloors, he senses a mystery waiting for him. A mystery that involved a young girl who was hypnotized for 10… Shares: Junge, Boarding schools, School Stories, Schools

Stargazer Claudia Gray · 2009 · ★ 4.2 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The great Persian poet Hafez is so beloved in Iran that almost every family there keeps his Divan close at hand. For some fifteen years, esteemed American poet and author Robert Bly has worked with the great Islamic scholar Leonard Lewisohn to produce this translation, which for the first time captures Hafez's nimbleness, his fierce humor, his astonishing range of thought, and his delight in love… Shares: Private schools, Boarding schools, School Stories, Schools

Rotten School #6 - The Heinie Prize Robert Lawrence Stine · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 111p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Is Belzer a loser?Just because he wears T-shirts that say I need a Tutor and Ask Me About My Allergies?Just because he picks scabs off his knees and eats them?Belzer's parents think he's a loser. They want to take him out of Rotten School. Every year Mrs. Heinie awards the Heinie Prize to the Most Outstanding Fourth Grader. Bernie Bridges wants Belzer to win the Heinie. Then his parents will have… Shares: Private schools, Boarding schools, School Stories, Schools

Geisterritter Cornelia Funke · 2011 · ★ 4.0 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft and new friend Ella summon the ghost of Sir William Longspee, who may be able to protect Jon from a group of ghosts that threatens him harm from the day he arrives at Salisbury Cathedral's boarding school. Includes historical notes. Shares: Private schools, Boarding schools, School Stories, Schools

Rotten School #10 - The Rottenest Angel Robert Lawrence Stine · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Angel Goodeboy is a perfect angel...You can almost picture a halo over his head! He even wears a T-shirt that says "Mommy's Little Angel."Bernie Bridges is horrified when Mrs. Heinie makes him share his room with Angel. She wants Angel's goodness to rub off on Bernie. But wait a minute—when no teachers are watching, Angel is no angel!The little sneak takes over Bernie's room. He steals away… Shares: Private schools, Boarding schools, School Stories, Schools

Prairie school Lois Lenski · 1951 · ★ 4.0 · 196p · ≈ 6h · Moderate It's the worst blizzard in fifty years! Delores is very ill, but there's no way to get through the snow. How long will she be stranded at school? Out on the South Dakota prairie, the winters are fierce. This storm is the worst one yet: It's below freezing outside, and the winds are howling. All of the other kids have gone home, but Delores's family can't get to her, so she has to stay at the… Shares: Accelerated Reader, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Bloomability Sharon Creech · 1998 · ★ 4.1 · 273p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Set in the breathtaking landscape of Lugano, Switzerland, Bloomabilityis Sharon Creech at her very best.When 13-year-old Dinnie Doone is plucked out of her troubled life by her aunt and uncle and whisked away to an international school in Switzerland, her world is turned upside down. Suddenly surrounded by different cultures, languages, and beliefs, Dinnie struggles to holdon to her past life.… Shares: Private schools, Boarding schools, School Stories, Schools

ゾゾゾ ゾンビーくん [Zozozo Zombī-kun] (1) ながとしやすなり [Yasunari Nagatoshi] · 2018 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate While not living an ideal lifestyle, Zombie Boy makes the most of his afterlife in a series of adventures. German-language description Lustiger Manga für Kinder ab 8 Jahren über einen Fünftklässler und seinen verrückten kleinen Zombie-Freund lustige Manga-Serie über eine besondere Freundschaft und eine Welt, in der das Ungewöhnliche zum Alltag wird ein Gag jagt den anderen – garantiert nicht… Shares: Junge, Children's fiction

Rotten School - Punk'd and skunked Robert Lawrence Stine · 2007 · ★ 4.0 · 125p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Bernie Bridges has always dreamed about going to PPP—the exclusive Preppy Prep Prep school. All the kids at PPP are rich, rich, rich! And if there is one thing that Bernie loves it's money, money, money!But how will Bernie get to PPP? All he and his buddies have to do is win the National School Make-a-Great-Invention Contest, and off they go to PPP for a week to compete in the final round.… Shares: Private schools, Boarding schools, School Stories, Schools

Groosham Grange Anthony Horowitz · 1988 · ★ 3.8 · 196p · ≈ 6h · Moderate After being expelled from school, thirteen-year-old David Eliot is sent to Groosham Grange, a spooky and sinister boarding school where nothing seems quite right. Shares: Private schools, Boarding schools, Schools, Children's fiction

Queenie Peavy Robert Burch · 1966 · ★ 5.0 · 159p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Tormented by taunts that her father is in prison, thirteen-year-old Queenie retaliates by causing a lot of trouble until she discovers something important about her father and herself. Shares: Accelerated Reader, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

It Had to Be You Cecily von Ziegesar · 2007 · ★ 3.7 · 211p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I live in luxe Fifth Avenue apartments and attend Manhattan's most exclusive private schools. We're smart, we've inherited classic good looks, we wear fantastic clothes, and we know how to party. We can't help it-we were born this way. Our story begins with three inseparable, completely gorgeous fifteen-year-olds, Serena van der… Shares: Private schools, Boarding schools, School Stories, Schools

Rotten School #7 - Dudes, the School Is Haunted! Robert Lawrence Stine · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 111p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Joe Sweety is the worst kind of bully -- big, mean, and always ready to use his fists. Chipmunk is the shiest, clumsiest kid at Rotten School. When Chipmunk is paired with Joe on the class trip, things get ugly -- and fast! Chipmunk spills his apple juice on Joe, he barfs on Joe, and he pulls down Joe's pants. All accidents, of course. But does Joe care? No way! He is out to get Chipmunk!Bernie… Shares: Private schools, Boarding schools, School Stories, Schools

Class Clown Johanna Hurwitz · 1987 · ★ 3.7 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Lucas Cott, the most obstreperous boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student. Shares: Accelerated Reader, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Rotten School - Shake, rattle, and hurl! Robert Lawrence Stine · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 96p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Chipmunk is so shy...He inhales when he sneezes!He even blushes when he's asleep!He plays guitar in the closet so he won't disturb anyone.But he just may be the best rock 'n' roll guitarist of all time! And Bernie Bridges needs him to win the annual Talent Contest for Rotten House. Bernie will do anything to keep the prize away from Sherman Oaks and his pals at Nyce House.Can Chipmunk conquer his… Shares: Private schools, Boarding schools, School Stories, Schools

Goodbye Mister Chips James Hilton · 1934 · ★ 4.0 · 114p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Mr Chipping is a quiet, unassuming teacher, who never veers from his established routines. Then he meets Katherine, who charms him and his students and teaches Mr Chipping that education is about more than just the hours spent in the schoolroom. Shares: Boarding schools, School Stories, Schools, England

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